Carriage



Patented May 27, 11151.

CARRIAGE.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.,

GEO. B. DURKEE, OE ALDEN, NEW YORK.

CARRIAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 8,118,v dated May 27, 1851. A

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. DUREEE, of Alden, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Constructing Carriage- Bodies, of which the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and references, is a sufliciently clear and comprehensive description to en'- able others of competent skill to make and use my invention.

The nature of my invention consists in forming thesides of the box of the carriage of a series ofl springs of wood or other material. Conning the ends of `the said springs or rods at the corners of the` box, and also attaching them to each other, in the center of thecsaid sidesthe springs being generally (but not necessarily) placed one above the other producing when the carriage `is sprung by persons upon the seats-2a curved tray shaped box (the curve downward) which shall' comprise cheapness, lightness and elasticity with beauty` and strength.

Figure l, is a perspective View of the whole carriage. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal vertical section of do, the wheels being removed,cut through the center. Fig. 3, is a vertical transverse section to the left of the y line X, X, Fig. 2.

A is the box or body of the carriage. B, B, &c. are the wheels. C, C, the axles, and

l D, the seat. The box may be made in nearly any of usual forms (external shape) now in use. The bottom of the box is of hard wood made thin elastic the boards of which run lengthwise of the body, or strips of wood may run lengthwise and the floor orbed be laid crosswise.'`

or quite parallel with each other.` Vhere they pass the uprights upon which the seat rests, they are made square and rest upon each other firmly, these uprights being made fast to them. The ends of these rods are secured to the corners of the box by dovetailing to the end boards, or `fastened in any other convenient manner, the corner of the box being covered with moldings renders it more firm, or the sides of the box may be made of boards, slit from their ends nearly to their centers, at which place the uprights above named areattached. The number of pieces (rods springs or slats) which form the sides of the box may also be, as the `load tobe supported, varying from four to eight or more six is perhaps the best number, upon a side. The box may rest upon the axles,

C, C, the back part of the body being firmly fastened to the back axle, no reach need be used.

What I claim as my invention and desire `to secure by Letters Patent, is

Making the sides ofthe'bodies or boxes of carriages of a series of springs, slats, or bars,

when the same are constructed and operate substantially as herein set forth and described.

GEORGE B. DURKEE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS P. How, JOHN B. FAIRBANK. 

